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Episode 61: Magic Perception
The Great Ogre fell. For a while, Ren couldn't move from where he stood.
"...I'm worn out."
Using his spear as a makeshift staff, he slowly pushed himself upright. His whole body was heavy. His breathing hadn't settled yet.
Even so, Ren decided to check his own condition.
"Appraisal."
A display appeared.
《Name: Kurose Ren》
《Age: 16》
《Race: Human》
《Level: 12》
《HP: 72/220》
《MP: 38/220》
《Skills》
《《Infinite Growth》》
《《Survival Adaptation》》
《《Appraisal Lv.4》》
《《Body Strengthening Lv.3》》
《《Magic Manipulation Lv.2》》
《《Item Box Lv.1》》
"...Twelve, huh."
Ren stared at the display.
The battles up through the tenth floor. And the final fight against the Great Ogre.
That much experience had piled up.
"HP and MP both went up."
The maximums were bigger than before. But he was fresh off a fight right now.
His current values had dropped a long way.
"Gotta rest up for a while."
Ren let out a small breath. And looked at the Great Ogre.
"...《Survival Adaptation》 activated, too."
That moment. The feeling of his own body coming to understand the way of fighting.
Where to send his magic. When to use it.
He understood it more clearly than before.
"So this, too, became part of my strength."
Ren clenched his hand. He didn't fully understand it yet. But it was definitely different from before.
That was when it happened.
Something glinted in the depths, beyond where the Great Ogre had stood.
"...?"
Ren looked up. There sat a single treasure chest.
"A treasure chest..."
Ren approached warily. 《Appraisal》 first.
《Name: Treasure chest》
《Status: Good》
《Trap: None》
"No trap, huh."
Ren slowly set his hand on the lid. And opened it.
Inside was—
a single white orb.
"...A skill orb?"
He'd seen one before. Ren picked up the white orb.
"Appraisal."
《Name: Skill orb》
《Type: Special item》
《Status: Good》
《Effect: Bestows a skill upon use》
"...So it can teach me a skill."
Ren looked at the white orb. The last skill orb had given him 《Item Box》.
It seemed this one would grant him some new power, too.
"What I need right now is..."
Ren thought it over. Since learning 《Magic Manipulation》, he could fight using magic.
But about magic itself, there was still a lot he didn't know.
"If I could handle magic even better..."
Ren closed his hand around the skill orb.
"Might as well use it."
In that instant—
the white orb gave off a pale glow. The light ran from Ren's hand up his arm. And poured into his body.
"Kh...!"
For an instant, his head felt hot. But that, too, faded quickly.
《Skill acquired.》
《《Magic Perception》 acquired.》
"...Magic Perception?"
Ren closed his eyes.
And then—
"...!"
He could feel it.
The things he'd only vaguely sensed until now. The magic flowing through his body. The magic he'd poured into his spear. And the magic lingering in this space.
He could make out all of it, clearly.
"...So this is magic."
Ren breathed slowly. Until now, he'd only vaguely felt it after using magic.
But now he could tell exactly where it was flowing.
"With this..."
Ren used 《Magic Manipulation》. Feeling the magic flowing through his body, he moved it, slow and careful.
He could control it far more precisely than before.
"...I see."
With 《Magic Perception》, 《Magic Manipulation》 had become easier to use. What he'd been doing on feel alone had gotten a little clearer.
"This is going to be useful."
Ren nodded slightly. A new skill gained. Now he could handle magic better than ever.
Ren looked at the hand where the skill orb had been.
"Coming all this way to the tenth floor was worth it."
A new skill. A new power. And the certainty that he could still grow.
Ren rose slowly.
First, rest his body.
Then—
on to the eleventh floor.
Beyond the tenth floor spread a world he had never seen.
"...Let's see how far I can go."
Ren gripped his spear. And left the boss room behind.